Pics: IMPACT Staff Christmas Party

I am so thankful for the staff that helps at IMPACT every Thursday night. We have over 12 volunteer staff who are walking alongside students as they are coming to know Jesus more and more. It is such a blessing to be serving alongside them. Thanks IMPACT Staff you rock!

Below are some pics from our Staff Christmas Party! Just for the record, Steve got a stuffed cat in the gift exchange. I don't care who you are, that's funny.

Video: Thank You to our Staff...

During the Christmas season IMPACT tries to thank their volunteer staff by having Christmas Party. We think it is important to take some time to thank all that help consistently in the student ministries. This year we gathered and ate some good food, played some games and gave some gifts.

One of the gifts they got was this video below. Sometimes as staff you really wonder if your making a difference in Students lives. As a pastor I know that we don't always see lives transform in front of our eyes, but sometimes that is hard to keep in perspective week in and week out.

To encourage our leaders we put together this little video. Click below to see what our Students are saying about their leaders.

IMPACT Staff - You're making a difference from Kenny Stone on Vimeo.

Video: All Youth - Kick Off Party

All Youth - Kick Off Party from Kenny Stone on Vimeo.

Video: Leeland - Count me in

Need to get your hands on some new tunes? I highly recommend these dudes. Leeland has a great sound and an awesome message. I love this song - Count me in. Check it out!

Our New Name: IMPACT

I don't know if you have heard, but we have re-named our Thursday night and Sunday morning youth services IMPACT. For the last couple of months we have been asking our students for ideas on what we could name ourselves. After narrowing down many great ideas, our students voted and with unanimous decision were are now calling ourselves IMPACT. So spread the word and begin to invite people to IMPACT. We will see you there!

Event: IMPACT Cancelled...

Due to the Christmas holiday we have decided to cancel IMPACT (youth service) on December 23 and 30. We will resume meeting at are normal time the following week, January 6. We hope and pray that you have a wonderful time celebrating Jesus. See you soon.

Event: Staff Christmas Party

Ok Student Ministries Staff, we are going to party like it's 1999! Below is the information for our Christmas Party that is coming up soon. I also need you to bring a couple of things:

1. A gift for the gift exchange: $5.00 maximum
2. Ugliest Christmas Sweater wins a prize

Video: SrHi Splash Party

With the rain that we have been having I thought it would be appropriate to show some of our summer footage. Is there any better way then to check out some splash with the High Schooler's?

SrHi Splash Party from Kenny Stone on Vimeo.

Pics: All Youth - the FEAST

Event: Christmas Extravaganza-Love some kids for Jesus!

The Christmas Extravaganza is a GREAT opportunity for you to serve and love some kids in our community. I would like to invite you to sign up and help on Dec. 11 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm. We need your help monitoring bounce houses, designing crafts, leading games and snack setup.

If you would like to help please get in touch with EFCC's Children's Director: Michelle Brown via email (michelle@efcchico.org) or by calling her at 530.343.6022. Thanks so much for helping out!

Pics: All Youth - Hoe-Down

Video: Lecrae - Background

Looking for some new music to listen too? Well if you like rap music, check out Lecrae. He has a great sound and best of all he's got a great message. God has done some amazing stuff in Lecrae's life. Check out CNN's story on him here. Also check out one of his latest songs by clicking on the video below. Surf away!

Calendar: October-December 2010

Event: SrHi Jesus Center

Come serve with us at the Jesus Center on December 4. We will meet at EFCC at 7 am. We usually serve food until 8:00 or 8:30 am. See you there

Event: All Youth Christmas Party

God gave us an amazing gift on Christmas... Jesus. Through Him we were given salvation. Thank-you God!

This Christmas we want to celebrate Jesus and His work on the cross. EFCC Student Ministries has decided to throw a party in Jesus' honor. We want to come together and sing some Christmas songs, eat some goodies and play some Christmas games. All this will be super fun, but we want to do one special thing that night.

Just as God gave us Jesus on Christmas, we want to share the love of Jesus with those around us. Our desire is that each one of our students would pray about bringing someone their own age (the unlikeable, hated, or mistreated) to the Christmas Party. That night we will spend some time welcoming the new students and presenting them with gifts that our students purchased for them. How cool would it be to have a student from Chico High or PV that is an outcast, loved by EFCC students at our Christmas Party? Well that is our goal. Below are some more details:

All Youth Christmas Party:

When: December 16

Time: 7 pm - 9 pm

Bring and Buy:

1. Christmas goodie to share

2. Invite a peer to the Party

3. Buy that peer a gift

Note: Remember, we want to share the love of Jesus with those who are outcasts, mistreated, and NOT loved. These types of students are all around you. Be praying about the one God wants you to buy a gift for and bring to the party.

Event: Youth Service CANCELLED - November 25

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday we have decided to cancel our youth service on November 25. We will resume meeting at are normal time the following week, December 2. We hope and pray that you have a wonderful time celebrating the goodness of God. See you soon.

Event: All Youth the FEAST

Where: EFCC (Multi-Purpose Room)

When: Nov. 18

Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

What:

Holy smokes we have a lot to be thankful for! There is so much that God has given us. His provisions are amazing. His biggest provision of going to the cross in our place is huge. At this feast we want to celebrate Him and His love for us. We want to visit, eat, and worship in His honor. We are planning on having a huge Thanksgiving dinner together. It's going to be a blast. Below are some things we need from you:

Bring:
Dessert (if your last name starts with A-H)
Green Salad (if your last name starts with I-P)
Fruit Salad (if your last name starts with Q-Z)

Parents, if any of you would like to help beyond whats listed above please email me at kenny@efcchico.org. We would love some additional help with making turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing. If you are interested in helping please let me know by November 10, this way we can know what to expect. Thanks so much!

Event: SrHi Jesus Center

Well another service opportunity is here. November 6, come join us at the Jesus Center to serve food to the homeless. We will meet at EFCC at 7 am. We usually serve food until 8:00 or 8:30 am. See you there!

Still looking for a name...

Here at EFCC Student Ministries we have decided that it would be fun to name our youth group something. Were NOT trying to name the new youth room, but instead we are trying to give ourselves a name outside of EFCC Student Ministries. We want to be able to have a name so that you can begin calling us something. For instance, if someone asked what are you doing on Thursday night? You can respond by saying, "I am going to RIOT". See, RIOT is an example of a name for the youth group.

So here is my question. What is your ideas for a name? We have one more week to collect your ideas and then we are going to decide from what we have been given. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of your ideas.